So I registered for for my first online dating service some time ago. I felt overwhelmed at first. But I’m slowly learning how to be good at it. Let me impart some tips I learned. A good profile is key. No one’s going to answer your mails if your profile isn’t complete, believe me. First of all, upload a picture. A photo is worth ten thousand words. It’s better to add more than one. The next thing to do is to complete your profile description — required for the non- hunks among us. Here you’ll describe yourself and your interests, and what type of relationship you are looking for–be truthful here. Without honesty you’ll end up meeting lots of people, and not clicking with the whole lot of them and you won’t know why. After that you’ll want a catchy headline for your profile. Choose something like “Beauty seeking beast” or “A few extra pounds… of brains!” You’re attempting to portray yourself as a fun, non-needy individual here, by avoiding the usual “boy seeks girl” headlines. Lastly pick a good display name. Be original. Some names with potential: DownToEarth, LovesToCook, DivesOnWeekends. Some obvious bad names that show too much neediness: MarryMe. DesperatelyLooking, BrokenHearted.

That concludes my small rant. For more –better– internet dating tips you should check out this dating profile hints article. These guys really get into detail for the above three steps –picture, description, headline– and you can find some copy-and-paste descriptions and headlines that will boost your results on internet dating sites.